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Toronto Zoo ‘maglev’ train floats closer to reality as board approves proposal

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/201...-proposal.html

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- Toronto Zoo directors are on board with a proposal to magnetically float visitors between animal exhibits. The board of the city-owned zoo voted unanimously Thursday to signal its willingness to host a magnetic levitation “people mover” system if Edmonton-based Magnovate Technologies can get the proposal off the ground. — The automated cars would glide, either alone or in clusters, above the track of the defunct monorail that used to take visitors into otherwise inaccessible parts of Canadian Domain and other exhibits. Magnovate wants to showcase its version of “maglev” technology that uses electromagnets to levitate and propel trains in parts of China and Japan. — The company would pay to build the five-stop ride and split with the zoo revenue from fees forecast to be $12 to $15 per ride. After 15 years the zoo would get ownership of the ride, with Magnovate on contract to maintain it.

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